Team Yandex reach BLAST Slam VIII playoffs as OG eliminate MOUZ
Team Yandex reach BLAST Slam VIII playoffs as OG eliminate MOUZ
Team Yandex secured a place in the BLAST Slam VIII playoffs after sweeping BetBoom Team 2:0, while OG eliminated MOUZ with another 2:0 victory in Group C.
The results leave Yandex through to the next phase of the tournament, while MOUZ's run comes to an end.
Yandex opened the series with a 37-minute victory.
Ilya "CHIRA_JUNIOR" Chirtsov delivered a standout performance on Invoker, finishing the first game with a 10/1/17 KDA.
BetBoom Team started the second map more strongly and performed better through the lanes and early mid game, but Yandex eventually wrestled control away and prevented BB from forcing a decider.
The sweep sends Team Yandex into the playoffs.
They will next face Team Spirit on Saturday, with the winner advancing directly to the upper semifinal and the loser starting the playoffs from the quarterfinals.
OG 2:0 MOUZ
OG also completed a clean sweep to eliminate MOUZ from Group C.
MOUZ repeatedly closed the gap during the late stages of Game 1 and managed to make the map competitive again shortly before their Ancient fell.
Their comeback ended after losing a key hero without buyback, allowing OG to capitalize and close the game.
OG controlled Game 2 more steadily, building an economic advantage from the opening stages and converting it into a second victory.
The 2:0 result eliminates MOUZ from BLAST Slam VIII, while OG remain alive and will face BetBoom Team on October 2 in an elimination series.
BLAST Slam VIII runs from September 29 to October 11, with six teams advancing to the playoffs in Malta .
